Four get bail in abetment to suicide case

The court pointed to gaps in the probe and lack of evidence connecting the accused to the alleged offenses

- Urvi Mahaj

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to four individuals accused of harassing a girl who died by suicide in Kalyan in 2022, noting severe deficiencies in the investigation. The incident took place on June 12, 2022, with the FIR registered three days later after her parents discovered notes on her phone alleging harassment by eight people since 2018. However, the court observed that the victim's mother knew about the harassment as early as 2018. Doubts arose regarding the phone used to recover the victim's notes, as the seized phone's model number differed from that on the purchase bill.